With a grand finale over Banks Channel by Zambelli
fireworks, the 1998 Holiday Flotilla took place on Saturday,
November 28th. Over 50 decorated yachts paraded down the Intercoastal
Waterway drawing participants and spectators from throughout the state and region.
Festivities included a day long festival in the Wrightsville Beach Municipal Part, as well
as numerous parties and celebrations. This event has been constantly voted as "one of
the top 20 events in the Southeast" by the Southeast Tourism
Society. Judging took place at the host hotel, the Blockade Runner Beach Resort, where there was a
sponser/boat captain party on Friday night. Several celebrities,
including John Boy and Billy rode on yachts in the Flotilla.

Thumbnail photos of day in the park

Thumbnail photos of the Holiday Flotilla with fireworks, November 28,
1998